[NIFL-LD:4699] Re: Synthetic phonics a silver bullet?

From: Lucille Cuttler (l.cuttler@comcast.net)
Date: Wed Apr 13 2005 - 15:56:40 EDT


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Hi friends,
In addition to processing sound/symbol relationships, consider
visualization.  Essentially this is the Lindamood Bell approach.  This
integrated approach serves to satisfy different learning styles.  Both are
definitely critical in acquiring necessary English language skills. Since
85% of English obeys rules, there still remains 15% to be memorized.  These
are the "learned" words.  What's emerging from this discussion is that we're
seeing all varieties and groping to find what works best for the individual
student.  So we're back again to individualizing our teaching to match needs
of the student.

Lucille Cuttler

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Andrea,
Could you point me in the direction of some of the research supporting
the "single route" theory?
I am familiar with the Schaywitz, , Torgeson, et al variety, as well as
Wolfe, who introduces the "timing" piece.  I have read some about the
"whole word formation" areas of the brain; ..is this what you mean by
"single route" ?

On Apr 13, 2005, at 5:55 AM, AWilder106@aol.com wrote:

> Terrific point.  A possible reading intervention would be to assemble
> a book/ portfolio of documents that the student needs to master to
> achieve a particular goal.
>
> I also want to mention that learning to read follows two distinct
> brain routes--a sound/symbol route and a whole word route.  Research
> over the last 20 years or so has focused on the sound/symbol route,
> perhaps because of  government sponsored research which supported a
> single route theory.
>
> Andrea
>



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